60Hz frame rate vs120Hz frame rate

[Dan J 277]

Pretty much all content is going to be at 24 or 30 fps. Games are generally capped to 60 fps if they can get that high in the first place. 3d however does need to show two frames (one for each eye) so it will be working at a higher frame rate than other content.

The only possibility that you will actually have 120 frames per second is with games in 3d mode, but considering the CPU power needed to do that, I suspect games are dropping down to 30fps to deliver 3d.

If you have a 120htz monitor, you will just see the same frames rendered 2-3 times instead of getting an new frame.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Pretty much all content is going to be at 24 or 30 fps. Games are generally capped to 60 fps if they can get that high in the first place. 3d however does need to show two frames (one for each eye) so it will be working at a higher frame rate than other content.

The only possibility that you will actually have 120 frames per second is with games in 3d mode, but considering the CPU power needed to do that, I suspect games are dropping down to 30fps to deliver 3d.

If you have a 120htz monitor, you will just see the same frames rendered 2-3 times instead of getting an new frame.

I believe some of the higher resolutions are interlaced, so a higher refresh rate would would allow you to see all that definition.

With everything coming in digital now, and highly compressed, I don't think anything will give you clean explosions, or all the detail you want to see in live sports.

[Dan J 277]

I believe some of the higher resolutions are interlaced, so a higher refresh rate would would allow you to see all that definition.

With everything coming in digital now, and highly compressed, I don't think anything will give you clean explosions, or all the detail you want to see in live sports.

Yes that is true, some broadcast formats are interlaced (1080i), (1080p as far as I know is not broadcast anywhere). For the most part, you would still be using content that is at a its base 24 or 30 fps.

I suppose if you had 3d and interlaced you could get up to 120hz.